Back "Opening" Mathematics: New Resources for New Approaches (Cascade F) Jessica Everton, National Repository of Online Courses Scott Vashaw, Michigan Virtual University
Learn about a non-profit effort underway to build media-rich, adaptable open educational resources to support mathematics instruction. Funded by The Hewlett Foundation and The Gates Foundation, this project integrates a portfolio of learning approaches designed to open the door to mathematics for a broad range of learners. Join us for an active discussion on new methods and curriculum models that offer a 21st century approach to achieving mathematics literacy.
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Created with a $1.2 million grant that is aligned to the common core Offer a multimodal approach to Algebra 1 - All built in Flash so Ipads will not run the course Built in Moodle(may have Blackboard and Angel installs later) and is SCORM compliant 12 units, 26 lessons, 68 topics
Within each topic the subtopics can be taken in any order that the student chooses Topic Text button has page looking more like a textbook Recommended order
Warmup
Presentation
Worked Examples
Practice
Review
Warm-up - tests prerequisite knowledge with feedback Presentation - multi-media with human in many lessons (has closed caption available) with scrubber bar Worked Examples with scrubber bar and labels on scrubber bar - 2 to 5 worked examples) Practice - 7 different problem types including multiple-choice, fill-in the blank, and others - problems that are missed will link back to topic text Review - mirrors exam questions Tutor Session - with simulated teaching (talking head- with responses) Puzzles for fun based on content Project based Learning Opportunity Designed for hybrid classroom Michigan Virtual Addressing the Algebra Problem
Problem
Solution
Class of 2011: 35.9% of 9th graders failed 1 or more classes
Intervention to prevent failure
Immediate Problem - Credit Recovery
Increased summer school opportunities
After school programs
Increased use of online learning: NROC Algebra
Piloting NROC Algebra 1 in January 2011 Data will be collected by Michigan Virtual University Conduct interviews with administrators, questionnaires for faculty and students It is currently being used by one school in Michigan with a control group using traditional Alternative education site with mostly credit recovery Positive results thus far - students scoring average of 70's and 80's with lowest score of 61 on common district assessment - control group >50% are failing Question: Are there any online calculators? No, but professional development will address use of graphing calculators at a later date. Question:Other courses? Arithmetic will be available in Spring 2011 Question:Other languages? The course is being translated into Spanish. Question:Is there a midterm and final? Yes. It is being developed now.
"Opening" Mathematics: New Resources for New Approaches (Cascade F)
Jessica Everton, National Repository of Online Courses
Scott Vashaw, Michigan Virtual University
Learn about a non-profit effort underway to build media-rich, adaptable open educational resources to support mathematics instruction. Funded by The Hewlett Foundation and The Gates Foundation, this project integrates a portfolio of learning approaches designed to open the door to mathematics for a broad range of learners. Join us for an active discussion on new methods and curriculum models that offer a 21st century approach to achieving mathematics literacy.
Add your own notes for this session here by simply clicking the "Edit this Page" icon above, type your notes, and then click "Save".
Slides:
Keep up with this project, view demos and download more information at www.nrocmath.org
Handouts are available at that website, but also offered here:Fact Sheet on Algebra 1-An Open Course
Catalog and Full Content Listing for Algebra 1-An Open Course
Created with a $1.2 million grant that is aligned to the common core
Offer a multimodal approach to Algebra 1 - All built in Flash so Ipads will not run the course
Built in Moodle(may have Blackboard and Angel installs later) and is SCORM compliant
12 units, 26 lessons, 68 topics
Within each topic the subtopics can be taken in any order that the student chooses
Topic Text button has page looking more like a textbook
Recommended order
- Warmup
- Presentation
- Worked Examples
- Practice
- Review
Warm-up - tests prerequisite knowledge with feedbackPresentation - multi-media with human in many lessons (has closed caption available) with scrubber bar
Worked Examples with scrubber bar and labels on scrubber bar - 2 to 5 worked examples)
Practice - 7 different problem types including multiple-choice, fill-in the blank, and others - problems that are missed will link back to topic text
Review - mirrors exam questions
Tutor Session - with simulated teaching (talking head- with responses)
Puzzles for fun based on content
Project based Learning Opportunity
Designed for hybrid classroom
Michigan Virtual Addressing the Algebra Problem
Piloting NROC Algebra 1 in January 2011
Data will be collected by Michigan Virtual University
Conduct interviews with administrators, questionnaires for faculty and students
It is currently being used by one school in Michigan with a control group using traditional
Alternative education site with mostly credit recovery
Positive results thus far - students scoring average of 70's and 80's with lowest score of 61 on common district assessment - control group >50% are failing
Question: Are there any online calculators?
No, but professional development will address use of graphing calculators at a later date.
Question: Other courses?
Arithmetic will be available in Spring 2011
Question: Other languages? The course is being translated into Spanish.
Question: Is there a midterm and final? Yes. It is being developed now.
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